2025-12-03 23:58:13"…this is all I know. I was only taking orders from them…"
Andrew was still seated on the floor, the palm mark on his face still burning bright, but the blood from his ears had already dried.Even his eyes were now covered in tears—he had never felt this helpless in his life.Elijah Langston slowly stretched out his hand and pulled the golden needle that had been stuck behind Andrew's head.He let out a deep gasp and started to lament almost immediately, "What did y
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Chapter 571
Everyone at the table remained frozen. Many didn’t dare breathe too loudly. Even the Stonewells, who had never once imagined a night like this in their wildest fears, sat in absolute stillness. The presence of the Seven Calamities of the East had always made them untouchable, even before the family’s return to Brooklyn Heights.Now, after clearly seeing what Elijah Langston could do, and with that protection nowhere in the room, they could only keep their heads down.Not even Peter Stonewell dared speak from his corner. He could only clench his jaw, then clench it again.The elders said nothing either. A ringing confirmation had already settled in their minds. This was the heir of the Langstons that the careless Wexlers had failed to dispose. No random impostor would know how the SCDG had truly come to exist before its explosive rise fifteen years ago, when it became one of the five great families. The Stonewell name had always stood at the front of that business, but the elders kn
Chapter 570
A thick swallow moved visibly down the old man’s throat and his face twitched violently.This was a topic that had been forbidden inside the Stonewell household for fifteen years. No one spoke of where the family’s business had truly come from. No one dared.Elijah’s smile turned cold. He stepped back, turning slightly to address the wider table now, his voice carrying into every corner of the dark hall.“I still remember that day before the massacre, the Stonewells sent notices to every building the Langstons lived in across all four districts. Risk of imminent collapse, the notices said. Evacuate that very night. Every Langston in every district. Estates, private residences, even the smallest of houses. All of them, supposedly, on the verge of falling at the exact same time.”He let the silence sit for only a second.“Something was clearly wrong about that. How could every single property belonging to one family suddenly become structur
Chapter 569
It took a full minute for the Blackwoods and Stonewells to gather themselves. When they did, it was only to stagger to their feet in fright.Tyler Blackwood was the first to move. He stumbled over the edge of the large oak table, scrambling toward the door, and a glinting silver needle flashed past his eyes in the dark. It buried itself into the wall directly ahead of him.He froze where he stood. His knees nearly gave out completely.Ever since what Elijah had done to him before, he had carried a phobia of needles so severe that the patriarch of his own family had ordered them kept entirely out of his sight. At this point, he could be likened to a male version of Sleeping Beauty. Except his curse had never lifted, not until the exact time Elijah Langston had declared.Now, having just watched the same man reduce the patriarch of the great Stonewell family to barking like a dog, how could he not try to run?Tyler staggered backward a
Chapter 568
Jared took a step away from his position. “Not only have you failed to get rid of Elijah Langston, you allowed him to steal away the one advantage you would have had over him.”His voice sharpened. “That slave girl. You let him take her from your presence, not once but twice. Do you see how incompetent you are?”“My men are working hard to find her.” Theo’s jaw tightened. “Once we do, Elijah Langston will be in our grasp.”Jared took further steps from his chair and looked toward the six Calamities. “That won’t be necessary anymore, Theo. If we had that girl in our grip, Elijah Langston would be nothing but a dead tale already. But even now, we already have a way to bring him here. It is only a matter of time before he walks into this place with his own innocence.”“You think you have everything figured out? Eleanor did more—”“I am not Eleanor!” Jared interrupted with a shout. “She paid for a bunch of useless police contingents. Here, we
Chapter 567
A few minutes earlier, inside the great hall of the Stonewell Mansion, a number of people were seated at the vast round oak table that stretched so wide it nearly covered the whole room.On the left side sat the leading members of the Stonewell family, the elders, the heir, and Lila among them. On the right sat the leading members of the Blackwood family, including their heir, Tyler. At the head of the table sat Jared, patriarch of the Stonewells. At the far end, opposite him, sat Theo, patriarch of the Blackwoods.They had just finished their glasses of wine after the toast.A low murmur moved between the family members until Jared clinked a spoon against his glass. Silence settled over the table.He rose to his feet and looked straight down the length of it toward Theo. “Do you know why your great family has been invited to this celebration today, and not the others?”Tyler jumped in quickly before his grandfather could answer. “We have
Chapter 566
Five’s breathing was no longer even.He stood in the middle of the wood, staring at the two halves of his staff on the ruined earth. His fingers shivered and his countenance was confusing; one couldn’t tell whether he was truly enraged or frightened by something.He stretched his hand toward the broken pieces.They responded, both halves trembling against the ground. They began to lift, rising slowly in the direction of his outstretched palm.“Don’t.” Elijah’s cold voice came from across. Five’s maddened eyes snapped to him, his teeth clenching, the veins rising along his neck.“How dare you break the staff of my ancestors!” His voice tore across the woods. “Calamity will fall upon your name and the ground that bore you. May everything you have built crumble before your eyes and leave nothing behind!”Elijah said nothing. He simply started walking forward.Five turned his focus back to the broken staff. The two halves were still moving toward him, slow. Sweat broke across his face an
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